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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

VEN'TURE, n. [L. venio, ventus, venturus, to come.]
1. A hazard; an undertaking of chance or danger; the risking of something upon an event which cannot be foreseen with tolerable certainty.
I, in this venture, double gains pursue.
2. Chance; hap; contingency; luck; an event that is not or cannot be foreseen.
3. The thing put to hazard; particularly, something sent to sea in trade.
My ventures are not in one bottom trusted.
At a venture, at hazard; without seeing the end or mark; or without foreseeing the issue.
A bargain at a venture made.
A certain man drew a bow at a venture. 1 Kings 22.
VEN'TURE, v.i.
1. To dare; to have courage or presumption to do, undertake or say. A man ventures to mount a ladder; he ventures into battle; he ventures to assert things which he does not know.
2. To run a hazard or risk.
Who freights a ship to venture on the seas.
To venture at,
To venture on or upon, To dare to engage in; to attempt without any certainty of success. It is rash to venture upon such a project.
And when I venture at the comic style.
VEN'TURE, v.t.
1. To expose to hazard; to risk; as, to venture one's person in a balloon.
2. To put or send on a venture or chance; as, to venture a horse to the West Indies.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: any venturesome undertaking especially one with an uncertain outcome
2: an investment that is very risky but could yield great profits; "he knew the stock was a speculation when he bought it" [syn: speculation, venture]
3: a commercial undertaking that risks a loss but promises a profit v
1: proceed somewhere despite the risk of possible dangers; "We ventured into the world of high-tech and bought a supercomputer" [syn: venture, embark]
2: put forward, of a guess, in spite of possible refutation; "I am guessing that the price of real estate will rise again"; "I cannot pretend to say that you are wrong" [syn: guess, venture, pretend, hazard]
3: put at risk; "I will stake my good reputation for this" [syn: venture, hazard, adventure, stake, jeopardize]

Merriam Webster's

I. verb (ventured; venturing) Etymology: Middle English venteren, by shortening & alteration from aventuren, from aventure adventure Date: 15th century transitive verb 1. to expose to hazard ; risk, gamble <ventured a buck or two on the race> 2. to undertake the risks and dangers of ; brave <ventured the stormy sea> 3. to offer at the risk of rebuff, rejection, or censure <venture an opinion> intransitive verb to proceed especially in the face of danger • venturer noun II. noun Date: 15th century 1. obsolete destiny, fortune, chance 2. a. an undertaking involving chance, risk, or danger; especially a speculative business enterprise b. a venturesome act 3. something (as money or property) at stake in a speculative venture

Oxford Reference Dictionary

n. & v. --n. 1 a an undertaking of a risk. b a risky undertaking. 2 a commercial speculation. --v. 1 intr. dare; not be afraid (did not venture to stop them). 2 intr. (usu. foll. by out etc.) dare to go (out), esp. outdoors. 3 tr. dare to put forward (an opinion, suggestion, etc.). 4 a tr. expose to risk; stake (a bet etc.). b intr. take risks. 5 intr. (foll. by on, upon) dare to engage in etc. (ventured on a longer journey). Phrases and idioms: at a venture at random; without previous consideration. venture capital = risk capital. Venture Scout Brit. a member of the Scout Association aged between 16 and 20. Etymology: aventure = ADVENTURE

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Venture Ven"ture, v. t. 1. To expose to hazard; to risk; to hazard; as, to venture one's person in a balloon. I am afraid; and yet I'll venture it. --Shak. 2. To put or send on a venture or chance; as, to venture a horse to the West Indies. 3. To confide in; to rely on; to trust. [R.] A man would be well enough pleased to buy silks of one whom he would not venture to feel his pulse. --Addison.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Venture Ven"ture (?; 135), n. [Aphetic form of OE. aventure. See Adventure.] 1. An undertaking of chance or danger; the risking of something upon an event which can not be foreseen with certainty; a hazard; a risk; a speculation. I, in this venture, double gains pursue. --Dryden. 2. An event that is not, or can not be, foreseen; an accident; chance; hap; contingency; luck. --Bacon. 3. The thing put to hazard; a stake; a risk; especially, something sent to sea in trade. My ventures are not in one bottom trusted. --Shak. At a venture, at hazard; without seeing the end or mark; without foreseeing the issue; at random. A certain man drew a bow at a venture. --1 Kings xxii. 34. A bargain at a venture made. --Hudibras. Note: The phrase at a venture was originally at aventure, that is, at adventure.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Venture Ven"ture, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Ventured; p. pr. & vb. n. Venturing.] 1. To hazard one's self; to have the courage or presumption to do, undertake, or say something; to dare. --Bunyan. 2. To make a venture; to run a hazard or risk; to take the chances. Who freights a ship to venture on the seas. --J. Dryden, Jr. To venture at, or To venture on or upon, to dare to engage in; to attempt without any certainty of success; as, it is rash to venture upon such a project. ``When I venture at the comic style.'' --Waller.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

(ventures, venturing, ventured) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. A venture is a project or activity which is new, exciting, and difficult because it involves the risk of failure. ...his latest writing venture. ...a Russian-American joint venture. N-COUNT: usu supp N 2. If you venture somewhere, you go somewhere that might be dangerous. (LITERARY) People are afraid to venture out for fear of sniper attacks... VERB: V adv/prep 3. If you venture a question or statement, you say it in an uncertain way because you are afraid it might be stupid or wrong. (WRITTEN) 'So you're Leo's girlfriend?' he ventured... He ventured that plants draw part of their nourishment from the air... Stephen ventured a few more sentences in halting Welsh. VERB: V with quote, V that, V n 4. If you venture to do something that requires courage or is risky, you do it. 'Don't ask,' he said, whenever Ginny ventured to raise the subject. = dare VERB: V to-inf 5. If you venture into an activity, you do something that involves the risk of failure because it is new and different. He enjoyed little success when he ventured into business. VERB: V into n

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

I. n. 1. Hazard, risk, danger, jeopardy, peril. 2. Chance, hap, luck, contingency. 3. Stake, adventure, risk. 4. Speculation. II. v. a. Hazard, risk, jeopardize, jeopard, expose to hazard. III. v. n. 1. Dare, adventure, hazard one's self. 2. Run the risk, tempt fortune, take one's chance. 3. Presume, make bold, take the liberty, have the presumption.

Moby Thesaurus

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